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Can You Guess Who Directed These Famous Horror Films?

No, Wes Craven didn't do them all.

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Stacey Grant
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  1. Who directed the original Halloween in 1978?

    Compass International Pictures
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    Wes Craven
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    Wes Craven
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    Correct
    Incorrect
    Tobe Hooper
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    Tobe Hooper
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    Correct
    Incorrect
    John Carpenter
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    John Carpenter
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    Correct
    Incorrect
    Sam Raimi
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    Sam Raimi
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  2. Who directed the original Psycho in 1960?

    Paramount Pictures
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    John Landis
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    John Landis
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    Incorrect
    Tod Browning
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    Tod Browning
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    Incorrect
    Roger Corman
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    Roger Corman
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    Incorrect
    Alfred Hitchcock
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    Alfred Hitchcock
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  3. Who directed Scream in 1996?

    Dimension Films
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    Clive Barker
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    Clive Barker
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    Incorrect
    Wes Craven
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    Wes Craven
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    Correct
    Incorrect
    David Lynch
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    David Lynch
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    Incorrect
    Dario Argento
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    Dario Argento
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  4. Who directed The Exorcist in 1973?

    Warner Bros.
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    William Friedkin
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    William Friedkin
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    Correct
    Incorrect
    Roman Polanski
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    Roman Polanski
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    Correct
    Incorrect
    George Romero
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    George Romero
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    Correct
    Incorrect
    Tobe Hooper
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    Tobe Hooper
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  5. Who directed Saw in 2004?

    Lionsgate Films
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    James Wan
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    James Wan
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    Correct
    Incorrect
    Sam Raimi
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    Sam Raimi
    Ethan Miller / Getty Images
    Correct
    Incorrect
    Guillermo del Toro
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    Guillermo del Toro
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    Incorrect
    David Lynch
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    David Lynch
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  6. Who directed the original The Texas Chainsaw Massacre in 1974?

    Bryanston Pictures
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    John Landis
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    John Landis
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    Correct
    Incorrect
    David Cronenberg
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    David Cronenberg
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    Correct
    Incorrect
    Brian De Palma
    Gabriel Bouys / AFP / Getty Images
    Brian De Palma
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    Correct
    Incorrect
    Tobe Hooper
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    Tobe Hooper
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  7. Who directed the original Night of the Living Dead in 1968?

    The Walter Reade Organization
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    Incorrect
    John Carpenter
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    John Carpenter
    Alberto E. Rodriguez / Getty Images for Entertainment Weekly
    Correct
    Incorrect
    Roman Polanski
    James Jackson / Evening Standard / Getty Images
    Roman Polanski
    James Jackson / Evening Standard / Getty Images
    Correct
    Incorrect
    Clive Barker
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    Clive Barker
    Steven Henry / Getty Images
    Correct
    Incorrect
    George Romero
    Vittorio Zunino Celotto / Getty Images
    George Romero
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  8. Who directed the original The Evil Dead in 1981?

    New Line Cinema
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    Dario Argento
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    Dario Argento
    Tiziana Fabi / AFP / Getty Images
    Correct
    Incorrect
    David Cronenberg
    Alberto Pizzoli / AFP / Getty Images
    David Cronenberg
    Alberto Pizzoli / AFP / Getty Images
    Correct
    Incorrect
    Sam Raimi
    Ethan Miller / Getty Images
    Sam Raimi
    Ethan Miller / Getty Images
    Correct
    Incorrect
    Clive Barker
    Steven Henry / Getty Images
    Clive Barker
    Steven Henry / Getty Images

  9. Who directed the original Carrie in 1976?

    United Artists
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    Guillermo del Toro
    Loic Venance / AFP / Getty Images
    Guillermo del Toro
    Loic Venance / AFP / Getty Images
    Correct
    Incorrect
    Brian De Palma
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    Brian De Palma
    Gabriel Bouys / AFP / Getty Images
    Correct
    Incorrect
    David Lynch
    Dominique Faget / AFP / Getty Images
    David Lynch
    Dominique Faget / AFP / Getty Images
    Correct
    Incorrect
    Michael Haneke
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    Michael Haneke
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  10. Who directed Hellraiser in 1987?

    New World Pictures
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    David Cronenberg
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    David Cronenberg
    Alberto Pizzoli / AFP / Getty Images
    Correct
    Incorrect
    Sam Raimi
    Sam Raimi
    Correct
    Incorrect
    Eli Roth
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    Eli Roth
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    Correct
    Incorrect
    Clive Barker
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    Clive Barker
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  11. Who directed the original A Nightmare on Elm Street in 1984?

    New Line Cinema
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    Incorrect
    William Friedkin
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    William Friedkin
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    Correct
    Incorrect
    John Carpenter
    Alberto E. Rodriguez / Getty Images for Entertainment Weekly
    John Carpenter
    Alberto E. Rodriguez / Getty Images for Entertainment Weekly
    Correct
    Incorrect
    Wes Craven
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    Wes Craven
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    Correct
    Incorrect
    Brian De Palma
    Gabriel Bouys / AFP / Getty Images
    Brian De Palma
    Gabriel Bouys / AFP / Getty Images

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